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The craving for Western goods, and its implied materialism, is evident everywhere. Jeans and rock music are even more popular than they were a decade ago, and now those fads have filtered from the city to the countryside. A pair of brand-name denims fetches $400 on the black market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grandchildren off the Revolution | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

The company scored a major coup when it outbid West Germany's Adidas for the right to sponsor the U.S. track and field team from 1981 through 1988. Vitale is paying $8.2 million to the team to outfit the American athletes in exchange for the right to proclaim Kappa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sizzling Seller | 11/7/1983 | See Source »

Despite his common Adidas tennis sneakers and maroon warm-ups: Mayotte stands out from the Harvard team members. At a lanky 6-ft., 4-in, he is unmistakably tennis. A self-admitted serve and vollyer, his long arms and legs promise power and agility--two facets of his ever-improving...

Author: By Helen Lee, | Title: Tim Mayotte | 5/10/1983 | See Source »

The sandy-haired pro sports a Stanford ring on his left hand, a reminder of his three-year stint there where he majored in European History. Although he played both baseball and basketball in high school, Mayotte always though he'd have a professional tennis career. His decision to quit...

Author: By Helen Lee, | Title: Tim Mayotte | 5/10/1983 | See Source »

The 5-it., 9-in., Garden City, New York native wears her hair cut short-a style she favors because it keeps her vision clear. Sporting a Harvard sports jacket and Adidas tennis shoes, Judge could easily pass for the basketball star she once was. After selecting Harvard over other...

Author: By Carla D. Williams, | Title: Janet Judge | 11/17/1982 | See Source »

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